Tanker120
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I am going to see if I can get a stamp made, I know the top part and middle, but can't make out the bottom
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This is an interesting effort. The date on this corresponds to Showa year 52 which is 1977 in the western calendar. Japanese dates are usually year-month-day, so this one is October 14, 1977. Are you thinking that any inspection stamp which you build will just have a random date on it? Or maybe some date that has particular significance for you? The bottom is hard to read, but it is very likely the katakana last name of the inspector. It would be the most authentic if you figured out how to spell your own last name in katakana and had that put on the stamp. These stamps are readily available in Japan at any hardware or department store and only cost about $20 US. I have one of my own but it just has my name on it. They can be custom ordered with whatever you want on them. Do you have anyone you know currently residing in Japan who could have one made for you?I am going to see if I can get a stamp made, I know the top part and middle, but can't make out the bottom
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great pics! that helps a lotSome examples, the later heaters seem to have only 2 numbers in the middle section.
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Thanks for the info, that is a great Idea, I do not know anyone in Japan, but will see if I can get one made here in the states-thanks again!This is an interesting effort. The date on this corresponds to Showa year 52 which is 1977 in the western calendar. Japanese dates are usually year-month-day, so this one is October 14, 1977. Are you thinking that any inspection stamp which you build will just have a random date on it? Or maybe some date that has particular significance for you? The bottom is hard to read, but it is very likely the katakana last name of the inspector. It would be the most authentic if you figured out how to spell your own last name in katakana and had that put on the stamp. These stamps are readily available in Japan at any hardware or department store and only cost about $20 US. I have one of my own but it just has my name on it. They can be custom ordered with whatever you want on them. Do you have anyone you know currently residing in Japan who could have one made for you?
Good eye. I didn’t mention it before but we talked about that very stamp and my engineer said that what looks like an L is more likely a 1 with a period after. That would be consistent with the 3 in the other picture. Your theory is sound however.52 = 77 ?
Looks like inspector 19 was busy.
I see the letter L then a number (e.g. 23, 8) in a couple of those. December? That’d be like the Aisin carb dating, letter (year) then number (month).